There are many types of fairies and some are quite common. Pixies, for example, come to us in human form. They're quite small, only about six inches tall, with delicate wings so they can fly about. You might remember Tinkerbell, Peter Pan's friend. Pixies sip nectar from flowers and they love to laugh.

Brownies are their more petite cousins. These good-natured little beings are only four and a half inches tall. They usually wear brown clothing and are very intelligent. Brownies are nocturnal but they haven't any wings.

Trooping fairies are about the same size as pixies but they are also wingless. They live near the forest and travel together in long processions.

Elves, fauns, gnomes, hobgoblins, and leprechauns are also considered fairy folk. You can learn about the more common fairies at the link below.

In the early 1900's, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
wrote about two young girls who had captured proof of fairies on film. The Cottingley Fairies were extremely popular in their time. The story was retold in a film entitled, "Fairy Tale: A True Story" in 1997.

I have one more little secret. There is a type of fairy that I consider extra-special. Can you guess which ones I'm referring to? Of course, it's Mermaids. Well, to be politically correct, I suppose I should call them "Merpeople."

All of your friends here at Inspiration Avenue hope you'll join in on the fun this week.

Frolic with the fairie folk and share your work below using Mr. Linky.

Sunday, August 12, 2012

As promised, Inspiration Avenue Team is finding new inspiration and promises to bring you bright new challenges, blog hops, give-aways and a very exciting Blog Party with loads of fun.

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Some news ......

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First up, we will no longer have a Red Carpet Winner for the weekly challenges. None of the team members enjoyed picking a winner as we felt that art cannot be compared. Each piece of art was made from the heart and how does one judge and rate such beauty? We will keep the Red Carpet Gallery and would like you to keep on displaying your Red Carpet Winner Badges. Soon we will draw the velvet curtains on the gallery and you will be invited to the grand opening.

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and some more changes .........

We now have the Mr Linky widget and an image of the weekly entries automatically appear when you participate in the challenge, so we have decided to no longer run the gallery.

We hope you get the news and visit each other from the link up - do not wait for the gallery roll!

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Please come back tomorrow for a new challenge .... and the next day for another exciting announcement .... and the next day to hear about the mysterious blog party and the next day ........

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Our blog party will be announced later this week. We have picked a gorgeous theme and we hope that you will participate and invite all your blogging friends and followers as well. There will be giveaways, prizes and freebies!!!

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So please be sure to come back soon and see what we have for you!

Happy Creating

The Inspiration Avenue Team

(All these wonderful graphics are from the Graphics Fairy blogspot - thank you!!)﻿